Gipsy Moth

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Gipsy Moth IV was given a rapturous welcome as it sailed into Plymouth, 40 years to the day after its first circumnavigation of the world.
On 28 May 1967, after 274 days at sea, sailing legend Sir Francis Chichester brought the 53ft (16m) ocean-battered ketch into Plymouth Sound.
This time the yacht was crewed by teams of disadvantaged young people on its repeat 30,000-mile (48,300km) odyssey...

A wonderful achievement !!

What a man was old Frank... Aged 66 when he started his epic voyage ... An extremely full life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Francis_Chichester

 

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what a blast from the past ... i remember watching his home coming on tv...........i was only six

 

[kendor]

Whereabouts in London was it put on show? I seem to remember seeing it in a showroom window of some sort you could go in and walk round it.

 

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Blimey Kendo, thought you'd fallen off the edge matey !
All is well in the TV world I hope.

 

[kendor]

Blimey Kendo, thought you'd fallen off the edge matey !
All is well in the TV world I hope.

Always falling off the edge, comes with old age
Keeping busy which is the main thing, hows things with yourself?

 

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